Tag: business
How the ratings agencies are likely to react to the medium-term budget
Three priority areas could trigger changes to the country’s sovereign credit rating, according to Lullu Krugel, chief economist at PwC Africa, who was commenting on...
Cape Town gets SA’s biggest wind turbines
Two projects based in the Western Cape are scheduled to receive the countries biggest wind turbines to date within the next year.
Enel...
SA has highest youth unemployment in the world
According to The Economist’s Pocket World in Figures, South Africa has the highest rate of unemployment for young people in the world.
The...
National debt, fuel relief package on list of expectations for MTBPS
CAPE TOWN - Political parties have given a long list of what they expect from Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
Mboweni...
Delisting plan spurs Verimark
DURBAN – Verimark surged more than 17 percent on the JSE yesterday after the consumer goods company flagged that it was planning to delist the...
These are the laws you should know before flying a drone in South Africa
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) industry in South Africa is expected to grow at a faster rate in the not to distant future.
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Forget millennials, centennials now hold the key to brand relevancy
Centennials have some serious spending power, but brands still have to figure out how to be relevant to South Africa’s new generation of youth.
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Business as usual for Saudi trade relations with SA
The suspicious death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has led to an international outcry against the Middle Eastern superpower, but SA will not halt...
Digital migration: What does it all mean?
Government is ramping up migration to digital terrestrial television, Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane said at a briefing on Friday.
News24 reported that the Free...
How to invest meaningfully in Africa
JOHANNESBURG - African public equity markets are different from more developed markets regarding accessibility, correlation to external factors and liquidity. Potential investors are inhibited...